SOURCES SOUGHT
V -- Suborbital Launch Vehicle Flight and Payload Integration Services
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 481212
— Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Armstrong Flight Research Center, Code A, P.O. Box 273, Mail Stop 4811-140, Edwards, California, 93523-0273, United States
- ZIP Code
- 93523-0273
- Solicitation Number
- 80AFRC17FOP1
- Archive Date
- 10/20/2017
- Point of Contact
- Jenny Y. Staggs, Phone: 6612767029, James G. Williams, Phone: 6612762501
- E-Mail Address
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jenny.y.staggs@nasa.gov, james.g.williams-1@nasa.gov
(jenny.y.staggs@nasa.gov, james.g.williams-1@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of performing AFRC's Suborbital Launch Vehicle Flight and Payload Integration Services Support as defined in the description of performance below. Information received in response to this sources sought notice will be used for market research only and shall not be viewed as NASA's intent to solicit proposals. If NASA decides a requirement exists and there is a need to solicit for this requirement, NASA will solicit the requirement using a method of solicitation defined within the FAR and NASA FAR Supplement. DESCRIPTION OF PERFORMANCE: Potential sources must be primarily a United States domestic entity. Potential sources must demonstrate their capability of providing Flight and Payload Integration Services. Typical platforms will include (but are not limited to) high-altitude balloons, spacecraft, sounding rockets, and vertical flight testbeds, which must be capable of meeting one or more of the required flight profiles. Vehicles for flight services shall be currently operational, in a flight test status as a minimum, and conclusively demonstrated to meet or exceed the minimum performance requirements as defined in the flight profiles. Legacy vehicles not currently in operational status will not be considered as qualifying for the purposes of meeting the flight profile requirements. Vehicles must be capable of accommodating a minimum payload mass of 4Kg and minimum payload volume equivalent to a 4U cubesat (4L or 4,000cc). The required flight profiles shall consist of the following, defined from the payload perspective: Profile 1 (P1): Reduced gravity with space environment Payload is typically an experiment requiring two (2) or more minutes of continuous microgravity and/or exposure to the space environment. Requirement is to ascend to a minimum of 80km above mean sea level (MSL), typically ≥ 100km MSL, and expose the payload to less than +/- 0.005g under stable gravitational conditions in all axes for at least two (2) minutes. Some payloads may also require the simultaneous exposure of the payload to near-vacuum and low temperature. This is typically accomplished by use of a SLV or spacecraft. Vehicles that can achieve the required altitude and reduced gravity but cannot expose the payload to the outside environment may also be qualified for this profile. Profile 2 (P2): Exposure to high altitude Payload is typically a remote sensing package or other system being qualified for use on satellites or other spacecraft. Requirement is to expose payload to the near-space environment at a minimum of 30km MSL with a flight time of 1 hour or greater, followed by a descent to 0km above ground level (AGL). This is typically accomplished by use of an untethered balloon with parachute descent. For some requirements, payloads may be released at apogee to independently descend back to earth. The descent portion of this profile may also be utilized to test experimental parachutes or similar atmospheric descent systems. Profile 3 (P3): Space environment with free-fall descent Payload typically involves testing of systems and components such as thermal protection or decelerators for objects reentering a planetary atmosphere. Requirement is to attain a minimum of 80km MSL, typically ≥ 100km MSL, followed by a rapid free-fall descent of the payload to 0km AGL. This is typically accomplished by use of a SLV or spacecraft with the payload ejected at apogee. Profile 4 (P4): Controlled descent with controlled vertical landing Payload is typically an experiment to test concepts for planetary landers. Requirement is to descend from a minimum of 250m above ground level (AGL) to 0m AGL, under controlled rocket-powered flight and conduct a controlled vertical landing. Some payloads may require controlled horizontal translation of up to 1 km. Some applications may require allowing the payload to actively control portions of the flight profile. This is typically accomplished by use of a spacecraft or a vertical flight testbed. Profile 5 (P5): Controlled high altitude ascent and descent Payload is typically a remote sensing system for planetary entry, high-altitude atmospheric measurements, or similar applications. Requirement is to ascend to a minimum of 30km MSL along a controlled trajectory, spend 1 or more minutes above 30km MSL, and then descend back to 0km AGL along a controlled trajectory. Payloads may require access to the external environment to make observations. This is typically accomplished by use of a spacecraft. Some payloads may be required to achieve short durations of reduced gravity under this flight profile. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Potential sources shall include the following information with their submitted Capability Statement: Your company's point of contact, including name, e-mail address, mailing address and telephone number; company's size standard/type classification associated with the applicable NAICS code; DUNS number and cage code. Respondents must submit detailed documentation of their company's ability to meet or exceed the effort described herein; type of vehicle(s); profile(s) to be provided, including payload accommodations; licenses, permits, or waivers possessed; listed of successful operations to date, including maximum performance data to support their qualification to achieve the stated profile(s); and other relevant data to support the stated capabilities. The Capability Statement (including any attachments) must not exceed ten (10) pages in length and the font size shall not be less than 12 points. All documentations shall be submitted electronically, via e-mail, to the point of contact (POC) listed below, no later than 2:00 p.m. PT, October 5, 2017. Please reference the source sought notice number "80AFRC17FOP1" in all responses to this notice. The Government will not be accepting or responding to any questions at this time. If additional information is needed, the Government will reach out to the industry for that information. DISCLAIMER This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. NASA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information submitted in response to this synopsis. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractor's Facility, United States
- Record
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